Leon Jackson
@drleonj.bsky.social
Black dogs, orange cats, and manuscripts. Professor @ USC. I write about African American life in early national and antebellum Boston.
My posts are my own opinions and do not reflect those of my employer.
My posts are my own opinions and do not reflect those of my employer.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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I think of myself as a pretty good teacher, and in the past half dozen years, I have put more of my hope, energy, and dedication into teaching than anything else. But this semester, I just taught badly. There. I said it. We don’t talk enough about when things go sideways in class, and I wish we did.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I think of myself as a pretty good teacher, and in the past half dozen years, I have put more of my hope, energy, and dedication into teaching than anything else. But this semester, I just taught badly. There. I said it. We don’t talk enough about when things go sideways in class, and I wish we did.
TFW students go on vacation, and an entire flagship university campus becomes your personal dog park. Tulip could not be happier!
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
TFW students go on vacation, and an entire flagship university campus becomes your personal dog park. Tulip could not be happier!
Wishing a day as good as Mishmish is having
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Wishing a day as good as Mishmish is having
I would never in a million years have chosen a dog so wild, so mischievous, so energetic, or so relentless as Tulip, but having ended up with exactly that dog, I could not love it - or her - more. Her constant shenanigans are a complete joy! 🖤🌪️🐕🦺
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I would never in a million years have chosen a dog so wild, so mischievous, so energetic, or so relentless as Tulip, but having ended up with exactly that dog, I could not love it - or her - more. Her constant shenanigans are a complete joy! 🖤🌪️🐕🦺
Marjorie Taylor Gone
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Marjorie Taylor Gone
Research trip booked! So, so excited. This just never gets old!
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Research trip booked! So, so excited. This just never gets old!
It’s Thanksgiving Break, so Tulip got to run around campus off leash and enjoy the leaves.
*no squirrels were harmed in the making of this skeet
*no squirrels were harmed in the making of this skeet
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It’s Thanksgiving Break, so Tulip got to run around campus off leash and enjoy the leaves.
*no squirrels were harmed in the making of this skeet
*no squirrels were harmed in the making of this skeet
On reflection, perhaps bringing Tulip to class the same day I brought donuts to class wasn’t the best thought out plan . . .
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
On reflection, perhaps bringing Tulip to class the same day I brought donuts to class wasn’t the best thought out plan . . .
My last research trip was very spur of the moment, and I ended up hiring a cat sitter from Rover who stole a bunch of books from my house. It took a month and threats of police involvement to get them back. So, @kawulf.bsky.social, now you know that Lineage is so good that people will steal it!
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My last research trip was very spur of the moment, and I ended up hiring a cat sitter from Rover who stole a bunch of books from my house. It took a month and threats of police involvement to get them back. So, @kawulf.bsky.social, now you know that Lineage is so good that people will steal it!
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How did #Paris smell in the seventeenth century? According to the account of the visiting englishman John Evelyn, it stank ‘as if sulphur were mingled in the mud’.
Follow Peter Burke on his way through #Singapore #Amsterdam #Cairo #Venice #London #Manchester & #SãoPaulo :
Follow Peter Burke on his way through #Singapore #Amsterdam #Cairo #Venice #London #Manchester & #SãoPaulo :
The Smellscapes of Cities
Peter Burke sketches in this text how urban smellscapes from the early modern period to the present shape cultural perception, structure memory, and serve as an invisible yet historically revealing map of city life for visitors and inhabitants alike.
nemos.hypotheses.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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@ksalex10.bsky.social will have all the answers you could possibly want!
Hello #DressHistory Bluesky! Can somebody explain to me the difference between womens shoes and pumps at this period? (1771) If you can point me to illustrations that would be fabulous!
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
@ksalex10.bsky.social will have all the answers you could possibly want!
If I ever need to improve my day, putting a fresh set of strings on my guitar usually does the trick. Today, I also replaced a cracked pickup ring, and gave the guitar a polish and intonation. Now everything looks good and sounds lush and chimey. Voilà!
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If I ever need to improve my day, putting a fresh set of strings on my guitar usually does the trick. Today, I also replaced a cracked pickup ring, and gave the guitar a polish and intonation. Now everything looks good and sounds lush and chimey. Voilà!
I’m basically surviving day to day on Zoloft and dog hugs right now.
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I’m basically surviving day to day on Zoloft and dog hugs right now.
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Hey Raleigh folks, it looks like ICE has maybe gotten Apple Maps and Google Maps to remove the listing for their local operations center. If you want to write them a letter, here’s the address they don’t want you to see:
140 Centrewest Ct, Cary, NC 27513
140 Centrewest Ct, Cary, NC 27513
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey Raleigh folks, it looks like ICE has maybe gotten Apple Maps and Google Maps to remove the listing for their local operations center. If you want to write them a letter, here’s the address they don’t want you to see:
140 Centrewest Ct, Cary, NC 27513
140 Centrewest Ct, Cary, NC 27513
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
I don't always do archival research, but when I do, there are SIRENS! 🗃️
🔊 [volume up]
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This recently catalogued rare book is a mid-17th century English history of the Crusades that includes wax seals and a manuscript letter. Most of the writing appears to be by Rev. John Dampier (1778-1841) of Somerset relating to the history of his family.
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I don't always do archival research, but when I do, there are SIRENS! 🗃️
🔊 [volume up]
🔊 [volume up]
@aearhart.bsky.social how is Bruiser doing?
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@aearhart.bsky.social how is Bruiser doing?
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Hey Charlotte folks-Compare Foods has waived delivery fees for groceries, so if you know anyone who'd like to get groceries delivered rather than go out to the store while the nazis are in town, spread the word
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hey Charlotte folks-Compare Foods has waived delivery fees for groceries, so if you know anyone who'd like to get groceries delivered rather than go out to the store while the nazis are in town, spread the word
snoozy tulip says it’s time for bed. let’s try again tomorrow
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
snoozy tulip says it’s time for bed. let’s try again tomorrow
I almost died from a drug-resistant bacterial infection (m abscessus) and lost more than a year of my life to intensive treatment. This is wonderful news!
Chemists have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens
This discovery suggests a new paradigm for antibiotic discovery through identifying and testing intermediates in the pathways to diverse natural compounds
#SomeGoodNews
This discovery suggests a new paradigm for antibiotic discovery through identifying and testing intermediates in the pathways to diverse natural compounds
#SomeGoodNews
New antibiotic found hiding in plain sight
warwick.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I almost died from a drug-resistant bacterial infection (m abscessus) and lost more than a year of my life to intensive treatment. This is wonderful news!